Brazil’s ANPD tightens enforcement and reviews AI

Brazil’s data protection authority, the ANPD, opened a public hearing to discuss updates to its Regulation on the Inspection Process and Administrative Sanctions Process. At the same time, it asked Discord for explanations after reports that live-streaming mechanisms remained available in Brazil despite a preventive suspension order. The regulator is also reviewing a request from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security to investigate 13 artificial intelligence tools aimed at minors.

What changed in the ANPD’s enforcement agenda?

The ANPD called a public hearing for September 24, 2026, with 43 registered participants, including experts, public-sector representatives and private-sector stakeholders. The goal is to discuss updates to the Regulation on the Inspection Process and Administrative Sanctions Process, in a forum focused on how the regulator organizes and applies its enforcement measures.

The announcement comes as the authority has been showing more activity around LGPD compliance. The ANPD itself announced the hearing on September 22, 2026, and detailed the expected level of participation in the debate.

What happened with Discord?

The ANPD requested explanations from Discord after reports that mechanisms for live streaming in Brazil remained available despite a preventive suspension order. According to g1, the regulator warned that failure to comply with preventive measures can lead to sanctions, including a daily fine.

TI Inside also reported that the ANPD had ordered the suspension in Brazil of Discord’s video streaming feature and equivalent video-sharing functions, as part of oversight intended to prevent and reduce risks to the rights of children and adolescents. The regulator’s response was based on monitoring a measure already issued and reviewing whether it had been complied with.

What is it investigating in artificial intelligence?

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security asked the ANPD to investigate 13 artificial intelligence tools that reportedly offer virtual companions to children and adolescents. The request was sent through a technical note from the National Secretariat for Digital Rights, and the companies’ names were not disclosed in the available coverage.

The case expands the regulator’s focus to AI services that interact with minors. Reporting by Meio & Mensagem places the request within the institutional agenda taking shape around digital risks and the protection of vulnerable audiences.

What does the TikTok case leave for the LGPD?

An IAPP analysis of the TikTok case said that, in the first decision in the sanctioning proceeding, the ANPD identified five LGPD violations. Among them, it cited the absence of a valid legal basis for certain processing activities and failures to comply with the principles of prevention and accountability.

That precedent helps frame the authority’s tone in its latest actions. The combination of a hearing to update the sanctioning regime, requests for explanations over preventive measures and the review of AI tools for minors points to a more active enforcement phase, with greater emphasis on prevention, compliance and rights protection.